I filmed this video a few weeks ago when the pine pollen was falling in the food forest.  Powerful stuff!  I love it!!  I love holy basil even more…it’s my favorite plant to graze on.  Come check out the garden and I’ll show you my method for planting holy basil..and some other ideas for growing healthy plants.

Here’s a link for more info on pine pollen: Thanks Daniel Vitalis!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5a00wLq7l6s

Here’s a great video series from Anthony Anderson on collecting the pollen: Thanks brother A!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=epgVD2qZvEU

Here’s a book on testosterone, with a great chapter on pine pollen: thanks Stephen Harrod Buhner!!  Fascinating book!!
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Testosterone-Plan-Sexual-Health/dp/1594771685/r…

You can score seeds for Holy Basil..at Blackbird Naturals right herehttp://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/grow-superfood-seeds/

Happy Growing!!  Cheers to our Spring gardens..and food forest JOY!!

For most of August…we spent a lot of our time seeking out new springs, wild herbs and mushrooms. 

To find new springs..we’re using a “Utah State Atlas” and just driving out to the locations of the springs…the whole time identifying new plant life and looking for tree mushrooms.  What a fun time!!

Here’s a couple of videos from our recent adventures….. 

….If this type of adventuring looks interesting to you…I’d recommend picking up a few wild plant books specific to your area.  Here’s a couple of books we’re using to identify plants in our region. 

We love the Michael Moore books…he’s very detailed in his descriptions of different plants and offers methods of preparing different herbs….such as tincturing, drying, infusions..etc.

“Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West” by Michael Moore

“Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West”  by Michael Moore

“Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West”by Gregory L. Tilford

“Wild Plants and Native Peoples of the Four Corners”by William B. Dunmire and Gail D. Tierney

Have fun… seeking out wild water and wild plants…there’s so much joy in just the journey of finding them!!